Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen Norway. Majority of his work was written during the Romantic timeframe and was considered a leader of Romantic era composers. His work in Norwegian folk music formed the identity of Norwegian music. He traveled Europe and composed songs with Norwegian sounds and other European influence.
Ehud Manor:
Ehud Weiner (later Manor) was born in Israel during the contemporary era. He became a succesful songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality. In his career, he wrote over 1,250 Hebrew songs, including “Bashanah Haba’ah”.
John Leavitt:
John Leavitt was born in Kansas during the Contemporary Era. He studied composing in college and soon received a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance. He